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Dalton has actively embraced an innovative and progressive tradition for approximately 100 years. Read an introduction from Head of School Ellen C. Stein; learn about Dalton's history and founder Helen Parkhurst's Education on the Dalton Plan; view Dalton's mission and values, including the School's intentional commitment to establish equity and diversity, and review Dalton's most recent Strategic Plan.

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Dalton offers its 1,300 students a wide array of stimulating and challenging programs taught by passionate and dedicated faculty. Outstanding academic offerings are complemented by exemplary performing and fine arts curricula – taught by faculty who are professionals in their fields – and a full range of athletic teams and extracurricular activities.

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Dalton takes great pride in the strength of its engaged and collaborative community. Students , faculty, staff, parents and alumni work together to advance mission, celebrate tradition and enhance school culture. Students and teachers serve on the Board, along with trustees and administrators.

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At Dalton, the primary focus is to nurture children's natural inquisitiveness, develop self-confidence in their intelligence and ability to succeed, and teach them to be responsible and independent learners and thinkers.

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Simone Braunstein '16 Named to Crain's "20 Under 20"

Posted - 12/2/2016

Reports Crain's New York Chris Raymond: "On a field trip to Memorial Sloan Kettering, Simone Braunstein witnessed how swiftly a surgical robot could slice through a Tootsie Roll—and saw just how quickly an operation could go wrong if the doctor at the controls made an error, often due to lack of sensory feedback.

The experience left a big impression on Simone, given the surgery her grandmother soon required to repair a congenital heart defect. Simone’s response? She designed a device, operated by a high-tech glove, that could prevent such mishaps by giving surgeons a sense of touch. This past spring the design won Simone, then a senior at the Dalton School, the top robotics award at Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair. “I’m hoping it can help save more lives with fewer complications,” she said.

She did not stop there, though. Simone also launched a company—Paradox Robotics—to assemble and distribute the soft robotics control board she used to develop her innovation. It usually takes months to acquire the mini-pump, manifold, pneumatic cables and other parts specified in the open-source plans released by Harvard researchers. She trimmed the time to one week. Her clients now include Texas A&M, Cornell University and virtual-reality headset maker Oculus. The kits retail for what it costs to produce them: $959. “For me,” said Simone, now a Harvard freshman, “it’s not really important to be making a profit; it’s more about getting this technology to as many people as possible.”